Danckaert Jan (4 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Gut. 128 Seiten; 9789086901791.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Oblong hardcover met origineel buikbandje(gescheurd) 177 pages full Illustrated. ISBN 9789401412339. Bert Danckaert took the eighty-six photographs in this book across eighteen cities on four continents between 2007 and 2013. Depending on the spectator's empathy, Danckaert's photographs may be read on formal or documentary levels, or both. He turns ordinary, often unrecognizable fragments of urban reality into extraordinary works that reveal a profound knowledge and understanding of the history of modern art, especially its painterly, narrative, conceptual and constructivist currents. Inge Henneman, former curator of the Museum of Photography in Antwerp and professor of the history of photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the same city, wrote of his work: Bert Danckaert's bizarre cityscapes deal with the paradox of non-figurative simplicity, as well as with the complexity of meaning and metaphor. His 'urban still-lives' breathe a kind of strangeness that can only emanate from the familiar. 'Found' sidewalks, walls, and 'street furniture' refer more to minimalist art than to the conventions of documentary photography. In his absurd compositions, a recognizable and banal reality appears as a stage set, props and trompe l'oeil included, while the actors are absent . 0 g.

First edition of one of the best early Dutch books on Russia by Jan Danckaert. It is divided into two parts, the first part deals with the history of the country, while the second part discusses its religion, customs, laws, costumes, etc., including several chapters on Russian warfare.After Danckaert had insulted Remonstrant minister Johannes Wtenbogaert he fled the Netherlands. He travelled around England and Scandinavia, before joining the service of Swedish general Jacob de la Gardie, to assist the Russian army in their fights against Poland. He visited Russia again a few years later, as secretary to Baron Van Luyt, a Dutch envoy to Russia.With a library and deaccession stamp of the Bibliotheek Amsterdam on the back of the title-page and with the initials H S in ink on title-page. Slightly browned, final leaf restored on the (blank) back. Binding slightly rubbed along the extremities, but otherwise in good condition.l Adelung II, 53; Brunet II, col. 483; Cat. Russica D-44; V. Gestel-Van het Schip, Maps in books on Russia and Poland 72; Tiele, Bibl. 293. 19th-century half sheepskin, author and short-title in gold on spine, marbled paper sides. With the title in a border built up from 4 woodcuts, 2 woodcut initials and a wood-cut head- and tailpiece. Pages: 75, [1 blank] pp.